Miles away from Argentina, Messi’s farewell hits home for his Indian fans

Messi super fan travels from India to Argentina for idol’s final game What lengths would you go to prove your love for your sporting idol, especially when they are one of the greatest to have graced the football field? For Lionel Messi’s superfan Yadil Iqbal, it took 40 hours of travel and thousands of dollars in expenses, all to tick off a bucket list: the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to watch the diminutive forward’s last dance with Argentina, a game 21 years in the making. But even as Iqbal packed his bags – carefully tucking the blue-and-white Argentina jersey and a special watch he hoped to gift Messi – there was a little twist in the story.